Phlebotomists are health care professionals who have been trained to collect patient’s blood specimens by venipuncture and by micro collection techniques. May be rotated through the various shifts, collect sample from hospital departments, guide patient’s how to collect urine/stool/sputum/semen samples or other samples.

Responsibilities

1. Identifies the patient - comparing patient information on the requisition to the patient’s identification before venipuncture is performed.
   1. Explain the sample collection procedure to patient/parents before collecting sample.
   2. Performs venipunctures and skin punctures competently and expediently.
   3. Must have the complete knowledge about which color top tube to use and the volume of blood needed - knows test requirements, assists in Clinical Laboratory as needed.
   4. Responsibilities include bleeding time tests, blood cultures, blood samples collection and look after the blood collection room ...